Babes Boutique outclass Ilonggo Stingers

Don Mordeno of Babes Boutique going for a layup. Picture: BT/Maui Salazar

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, March 29, 2010

BABES BOUTIQUE opened up their title campaign on a high note last night by thumping Ilonggo Stingers 80-63 in Group B of the BBA Open Challenge Trophy at the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) court in Batu Bersurat.

Mark del Mundo topscored with 21 points for Babes Boutique, who took a commanding 46-33 lead at the half and never looked back.

Also turning in double figures were Roldan Binas with 20 while Josend Mangoroban and Don Mordeno contributed 14 and 12 points, respectively.

"I was trying to find the open man and it worked out as we played as a team. We got the momentum and it was good that we managed to maintain it throughout the match," said Mordeno after the match.

Del Mundo dominated the boards despite the strong challenge from the opponents.

"I'm just happy that we won as a team and to prove that we're still as strong as we used to be and hopefully we can make it to the final again," added the 27-year-old.

"We just stuck to the game plan and played our fastbreaks. Everyone really stepped it up with the good defence as well," said Albert Cenabre, the coach of Babe Boutique, who is caretaker while former coach Kaka Espartero is away on vacation.

"The only problem is that we're lacking a sixth man but the gelling of the team is there and they showed that they can play as a unit that helped us win the game," Cenabre added.

Rio Oblido was the only player for the Stingers to hit double figures with 14 points. Read More...

Source: The Brunei Times

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Babes Boutique outclass Ilonggo Stingers

Don Mordeno of Babes Boutique
going for a layup. Picture: BT/Maui Salazar

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, March 29, 2010

BABES BOUTIQUE opened up their title campaign on a high note last night
by thumping Ilonggo Stingers 80-63 in Group B of the BBA Open Challenge
Trophy at the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) court in Batu
Bersurat.

Mark del Mundo topscored with 21 points for Babes
Boutique, who took a commanding 46-33 lead at the half and never looked
back.

Also turning in double figures were Roldan Binas with 20
while Josend Mangoroban and Don Mordeno contributed 14 and 12 points,
respectively.

"I was trying to find the open man and it worked
out as we played as a team. We got the momentum and it was good that we
managed to maintain it throughout the match," said Mordeno after the
match.

Del Mundo dominated the boards despite the strong
challenge from the opponents.

"I'm just happy that we won as a
team and to prove that we're still as strong as we used to be and
hopefully we can make it to the final again," added the 27-year-old.

"We
just stuck to the game plan and played our fastbreaks. Everyone really
stepped it up with the good defence as well," said Albert Cenabre, the
coach of Babe Boutique, who is caretaker while former coach Kaka
Espartero is away on vacation.

"The only problem is that we're
lacking a sixth man but the gelling of the team is there and they showed
that they can play as a unit that helped us win the game," Cenabre
added.

Rio Oblido was the only player for the Stingers to hit
double figures with 14 points. Read More...

Source: The Brunei Times

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Pinoy Resources out of title race at StreetballBrunei

Armando Estoesta (2nd L) of KTC tries to score against Josend Mangoroban of Pinoy Resources during

yesterday's match at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat. Picture: BT/Yee Chun Leong

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, March 29, 2010

PINOY RESOURCES gave their best but still fell short of keeping their
title hopes alive in the StreetballBrunei 2010. Needing to win
by five points over Kiarong Tuesday Club (KTC) to stay in the title
race, Pinoy Resources tried but failed as the final score read 70-68 at
the final buzzer yesterday at the Brunei Basketball Association court in
Batu Bersurat.

Pinoy Resources lost to Hope 66-62 last Thursday,
thus, requiring them to win by a five-point margin over KTC.

"Our
overall performance for the tournament was good and we're still
satisfied with the results as we never expected to make it this far,"
said Danny Felicilda, who led Pinoy Resources with a game-high of 26
points.

"We'll just move on from here and try to get better
results in future competitions," added the MVP of the 3rd Manjaro Cup in
October last year.

It was a dramatic finish to a game which saw
both teams in a see-saw battle throughout the four quarters.

With
KTC protecting a 62-61 lead going into the final two minutes, Pinoy
Resources held a 7-0 run to wrest the upperhand at 68-62.

KTC
went to sharp-shooter Bernie Toledo, who would score his team's last six
points. With eight seconds left to play, Toledo faked a three-point
shot and got fouled by Rommel Valmores for three shots at the charity
stripe. He split his first two attempts and purposely missed his third
but got the offensive rebound setting up his own shot for a baseline
trey that sealed the Pinoy Resources fate. Read More...

Source: The Brunei Times

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Pinoy Resources out of title race at StreetballBrunei

Armando Estoesta (2nd L) of
KTC tries to score against Josend Mangoroban of Pinoy Resources during
yesterday's match at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu
Bersurat. Picture: BT/Yee Chun Leong

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, March 29, 2010

PINOY RESOURCES gave their best but still fell short of keeping their
title hopes alive in the StreetballBrunei 2010.

Needing to win
by five points over Kiarong Tuesday Club (KTC) to stay in the title
race, Pinoy Resources tried but failed as the final score read 70-68 at
the final buzzer yesterday at the Brunei Basketball Association court in
Batu Bersurat.

Pinoy Resources lost to Hope 66-62 last Thursday,
thus, requiring them to win by a five-point margin over KTC.

"Our
overall performance for the tournament was good and we're still
satisfied with the results as we never expected to make it this far,"
said Danny Felicilda, who led Pinoy Resources with a game-high of 26
points.

"We'll just move on from here and try to get better
results in future competitions," added the MVP of the 3rd Manjaro Cup in
October last year.

It was a dramatic finish to a game which saw
both teams in a see-saw battle throughout the four quarters.

With
KTC protecting a 62-61 lead going into the final two minutes, Pinoy
Resources held a 7-0 run to wrest the upperhand at 68-62.

KTC
went to sharp-shooter Bernie Toledo, who would score his team's last six
points. With eight seconds left to play, Toledo faked a three-point
shot and got fouled by Rommel Valmores for three shots at the charity
stripe. He split his first two attempts and purposely missed his third
but got the offensive rebound setting up his own shot for a baseline
trey that sealed the Pinoy Resources fate. Read More...

Source: The Brunei Times

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UBD cagers confident of title defence

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, March 28, 2010

THE Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) cagers are confident of retaining their title in the UBD Cup which kicks off tomorrow at the UBD Sports Complex in Tungku Link.

The tournament namesakes have much reason to feel positive after capturing the title two years in a row.

Although they have little time to prepare for this year's campaign, they have a better rostercompared to last year.

"We only had training for the past two weeks and we know it's going to be difficult. But I believe we have a good chance of retaining the title," said Yap Chun Ping, the captain of the UBD team, in an interview with The Brunei Times yesterday.

"We've one of the best squads this year. We've got more big men on the team adding height for some post up plays and still be able to go on fastbreaks. They will be the ones to help cover ground on defence too," added Yap.

"We're confident and we want to make it three in a row," continued the 24-year-old, who is a member of the national team.

When asked on who the main threats are to their title ambitions, Yap replied: " PTE Katok (Katok Sixth Form Centre) 'A' because they are a complete squad and also ITB (Institut Teknologi Brunei) as this is the team that can really hurt their opponents with their fastbreaks."

A total of 16 teams to be divided into four groups are competing in the tournament. Besides UBD, Group A include Maktab Duli (MD) 'A', Sayyidina Ali Secondary School (SMSA) 'B' and Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College (SOAS). Read More...

Source: The Brunei Times

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